John Hiatt - 2018 - The Eclipse Sessions [FLAC]
Artist: John Hiatt
Title: The Eclipse Sessions
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Producer: Kevin McKendree
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Recorded: August 18, 2017 at The Rock House in Franklin, Tennesse
Label: New West Records
Catalog: NW6452
Barcode: 6 07396 64522 0
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Blues, Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Duration: 42:13
Art: Front
John Hiatt:
Wikipedia:
John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for 9 Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters.
Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered by Three Dog Night. The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Since then he has released 22 studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album.
A variety of artists in multiple genres have covered his songs, including Aaron Neville, B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chaka Khan, Dave Edmunds, Delbert McClinton, Desert Rose Band, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, Jeff Healey, Jewel, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Baez, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Cocker, Keith Urban, Linda Ronstadt, Mandy Moore, Nick Lowe, Paula Abdul, Paulini, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Suzy Bogguss, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Searchers, Three Dog Night, Willie Nelson, Asleep At The Wheel, and Willy DeVille. The Dutch singer/songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs.
The Eclipse Sessions:
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
John Hiatt's best work often comes when he seems to be looking inward and baring a bit of his soul, as he did on his 1987 masterpiece, Bring the Family. Of course, most folks have only so many demons to reveal to their public, and by all accounts Hiatt is far from the reprobate he was in his younger days. But he seems to remember the long shadows of his past with clarity, and on 2018's The Eclipse Sessions, he appears to be taking a look into the more unforgiving parts of his nature and trying to make sense of it all. "Poor Imitation of God" and "Nothing in My Heart" are plainspoken meditations on his failings as a partner and as a man, "Over the Hill" has less to do with age than his distance from the people in his life, "Hide Your Tears" contemplates the pain that comes from his misdeeds, and "Robber's Highway" is sung in the voice of a man at the end of his life with more regrets than blessings to show for a life spent on the road. Only Hiatt can know just how autobiographical any of these tunes may be, but even if they're all fiction, The Eclipse Sessions rings true as the work of someone who has been thinking a lot about human frailty and the consequences of the choices we all must make. Hiatt is too smart to pretend he has answers to any of the emotional puzzles he's working in these tunes, but he sounds fearlessly honest as he ponders it all, and the grain in his voice gives the right texture to his contemplative delivery. And the arrangements and production on The Eclipse Sessions are well matched to the material; Hiatt's band (Yates McKendree on guitar, Patrick O'Hearn on bass, Kenneth Blevins on drums, Kevin McKendree on keys) lays a lean but eloquent groove behind his performances, and the audio is rich and clear. One hopes for his sake that John Hiatt's life is happier than The Eclipse Sessions may suggest, but either way he's given us a dark night of the soul that's compelling and beautifully crafted.
Tracklist:
01 - Cry To Me (3:55)
02 - All The Way To The River (4:30)
03 - Aces Up Your Sleeve (3:21)
04 - Poor Imitation Of God (2:57)
05 - Nothing In My Heart (4:03)
06 - Over The Hill (4:21)
07 - Outrunning My Soul (3:43)
08 - Hide Your Tears (3:15)
09 - The Odds Of Loving You (4:05)
10 - One Stiff Breeze (3:40)
11 - Robber's Highway (4:24)
Personnel:
John Hiatt - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Baritone Guitar
Patrick O'Hearn - Bass
Kenneth Blevins - Drums
Yates McKendree - Lead Guitar, Engineer
Kevin McKendree - Organ, Guitar, Electric Piano, Piano
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